Job fair on the horizon
Event is set for Thursday in Hollywood; average wage in sector is over $64,000
Employment available in South Florida’s marine, aviation and transportation industries.
Interested in working in the marine, aviation or transportation industry? There’s a job fair just for you on March 8 in Hollywood.
The job fair — set for 9 a.m. to noon at CareerSource Broward’s South Center, 7550 Davie Road Extension — will feature the following employers: Tropic Ocean Airways, a seaplane charter company; MotorServices Hugo Stamp, a diesel engine repair business; TowBoatUS, a towing and marine services company; Swissport International, an aviation services company; Tradesmen International, a construction staffing business; North American Transport Services, a freight services company; Compressed Gas Systems, an aviation parts and repair services company; Pantropic Power, an electrical power systems company; National Transport, a car shipping company; and Broward County government.
Available positions include marine machinist, towboat captain, yacht carpenter, marine electrician, yacht service manager, aircraft repair technician, aviation project coordinator, airline guest services and electrical engineer.
The average wage in the three job sectors is $64,327 a year, according to CareerSource Broward, the county’s employment agency.
There are more than 110,000 marine-related jobs based in Broward, with a driving economic output of about $8.8 billion, according to the Marine Industries Association of South Florida.
Broward’s aviation and aerospace sector supports nearly 11,000 jobs that include air transportation, flight training, aircraft manufacturing and others, according to CareerSource Broward.
“As more transportation-based companies prepare to relocate and expand their businesses here in Broward County, employers will be looking to fill a variety of positions in order to meet operational demands,” said Tony Ash, vice president of communications and business relations at CareerSource Broward.
Register for the job fair online at: careersourcebroward.com. For more information about the event, contact Carmine Cardillo at 954- 967-1010, ext. 192, or ccardillo@careersourcebroward.com.